Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Nicaragua
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 24 June 2020 on measures against Nicaragua (RS 946.231.158.5), art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travelban)
- Stated grounds
- Personal advisor to the President of Nicaragua on national security matters. In this capacity, he has been directly involved in and responsible for decision-making on national security matters and the establishment of repressive policies carried out by the State of Nicaragua against people taking part in demonstrations, opposition representatives and journalists in Nicaragua from Apr 2018 onwards.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026